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Annoying pop-up ads aside, this article is quite helpful on this subject -
I quite like the chair analogy from HG Wells:
"Take the word chair. When one says chair, one thinks vaguely of an average chair. But collect individual instances, think of armchairs and reading chairs, and dining-room chairs and kitchen chairs, chairs that pass into benches, chairs that cross the boundary and become settees, dentists’ chairs, thrones, opera stalls, seats of all sorts, those miraculous fungoid growths that cumber the floor of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, and you will perceive what a lax bundle in fact is this simple straightforward term. In co-operation with an intelligent joiner I would undertake to defeat any definition of chair or chairishness that you gave me."
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I would like to look like Lo Squalo - I'll take em if still available?
(Would need to include postage.)
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If you want it to look pretty but to maintain the same riding position, get a new stem that will run horizontal to your top tube (presumably around -17deg), plus some riser bars that will lift your hand position to the same place they are at the moment. You can keep your brake lever too. To be honest I've never ridden risers to can't suggest a brand/model though..
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Shhhh. My dream of being able to take my 2 year old daughter out on two wheels probably relies on it :-(
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I'm considering 'rationalising' my Condor Pista and Focus Cayo into a single do-it-all bike (yes I know). Mainly due to lack of space, lack of use, and the desire to have something I can bolt a childseat to.
Any thoughts on value for a 58cm 2013 Condor Pista frame and forks? Purchased new for £599 - the current model is now on sale for £799. Good condition - never crashed although plenty of the usual cosmetic marks.
I may sell as a full build or keep some of the parts for the replacement. Wracked with indecision as I don't actually want to sell it...
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Beautiful. My bank account is glad this is a bit too small for me...
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I rode Calais to Amsterdam a few years ago - can't find or remember the route, apart from that we stayed pretty near the coast most of the way. We did stay at the Cube House hostel in Rotterdam though, which was super cool. On site secure bike storage as well (at the time).
https://www.stayokay.com/en/hostel/rotterdam
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Flying will be a lot cheaper and quicker, but if you have the time and money the ferry plus continental trains would get you there and be a lot more fun... there is nothing quite like cycling onto a massive cross-channel ferry. Although if you're flying budget I think they land at 'Hamburg' Lübeck anyway!
Stunning frame. I had a Superprestige in the same finish but red - selling it is still my greatest ever regret! An absolute joy to ride. So smooth and light.
Might work with a silver Ahead stem?
Also intrigued with the red frame hanging up behind - what is it?!